Nebraska Blue Book

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PREFACE	7
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, 1937-39	8
NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE, 1937	8
HISTORY
Historical sketch of Nebraska	9
History of the capitol	15
State seal	17
State flower	19
State flag	19
State bird	19
State day	19
Legal holidays	19
Historical roster of officers	20
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE	95
CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES (See Blue Book, 1926)	98
ORGANIC LAW	110
ENABLING ACT	116
CONSTITUTION, STATE
Constitution and constitutional amendments	119
Text	121
Constitutional conventions	151
(Constitutional Amendments)	(161)
GOVERNMENT
State departments, boards, institutions, etc.
Constitutional departments	164
Legislature	164
Governor	171
Lieutenant-governor	172
Secretary of state	172
Auditor	174
Treasurer	175
Superintendent of public instruction	175
Commissioner of public lands and buildings	178
Department of justice	179
Supreme court	180
District courts	181
Railway commission	182
Board of control	183
Board of pardons	184
Administrative departments
Civil administrative code	186
Department of agriculture and inspection	186
Department of labor	189
Department of banking	189
Department of insurance	190
Department of health	191
Department of roads and Irrigation	195
Boards, bureaus and commissions
Adjutant general	196
Board of educational lands and funds	196
State assistance committee	197
Board of equalization and assessment	198
Tax commissioner	199
Board of canvassers	200
Game forestation and parks commission	201
State bureau of child welfare	202
Division of athletics	202
Liquor control commission	202
Racing commission	203

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Commission for the control of feeble-minded persons	203
Board of examiners of public accountants	203
Depository bonds board	204
Penitentiary medical board	204
Commission no uniform state laws	204
Unofficial boards
State planning board	205
State safety council	205
Education
State library	206
Nebraska public library commission	206
State board of education of normal schools	207
Normal schools	207
University of Nebraska	212
Vocational education board	220
Code commissions	221
Associations receiving appropriations from she state
Orate board of agriculture .	222
State horticultural society	223
Nebraska dairymen's association	224
Poultry association	224
Cropgrowers' association	224
Improved live stock breeders' association .	224
Nebraska potato improvement association	224
Home economics association	225
State historical society	225
Grand Army of the Republic .	226
State institutions governed by the board of control	226
List of state departments, institutions, etc .	237
Discontinued or temporary offices	239
SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
Biographical sketches	241
ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE STATE OFFICERS
Biographical sketches	241
JUSTICES OF SUPREME COURT
Biographical sketches .	243
LEGISLATURE OF 1935-37
Biographical sketches .	245
MILITARY HISTORY AND MILITIA	263
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN NEBRASKA	267
Post offices	280
Emergency activities, 1935-36 .	285
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
County government	289
County officers	293
Municipalities	311
Population and officials	313
TAXATION	320
BANKING	326
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS	327
INTEREST	328
INSURANCE	329
MERCANTILE FAILURES	329
BUSINESS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS	330
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS	342
PRIVATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS	352
POPULATION, WEALTH, DEBT	354
AGRICULTURE	361
Stockyards	371

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NEBRASKA INDUSTRIES	373
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION	374
CONSERVATION OF THE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES	380
LIST OF REFERENCES ON CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES	406
CLIMATE	412
EDUCATION	418
Libraries	427
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE	432
Hospitals	435
PARTY ORGANIZATION AND POLITICAL PLATFORMS .	438
BIBLIOGRAPHY	444
ASSESSED VALUATION AND APPROPRIATIONS	451
ELECTION STATISTICS .	453
INDEX	473

Portrait Index (added)



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